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KFCS Butts Army Airfield (Fort Carson)
Fort Carson, Colorado, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

Location

FAA Identifier: FCS
Lat/Long: 38-40-42.2000N / 104-45-23.6550W
38-40.703333N / 104-45.394250W
38.6783889 / -104.7565708
(estimated)
Elevation: 5838 ft. / 1779 m (estimated)
Variation: 12E (1980)
From city: 3 miles S of FORT CARSON, CO
Time zone: UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time)
Zip code: 80926

Airport Operations

Airport use: Private use. Permission required prior to landing
Sectional chart: DENVER
Control tower: yes
ARTCC: DENVER CENTER
FSS: DENVER FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: FCS (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: CONTINUOUS
24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS.
Pattern altitude: TPA MULTI ENG F/W NSTD TFC RY 13/31 E TFC 7300 FT; ALL OTHERS R/W 6600 FT, F/W 6800 FT.
Segmented circle: no
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
Beacon: white-white-green (lighted military airport)

Airport Communications

ATIS: 108.8 [0700-2300]
BUTTS TOWER: 125.5 229.4 239.3 41.5 241.0 [24 HRS EXC NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS, . OT CLASS G.]
SPRINGS APPROACH: 124.0
SPRINGS DEPARTURE: 124.0
EMERG: 121.5 243.0
FLT FLW: 138.15(AVBL 24 HRS) EXC THANKSGIVING 38.35(AVBL 24 HRS) EXC THANKSGIVING
PMSV METRO: 44.1
PTD/OPNS: 141.15
WX ASOS at COS (8 nm N): PHONE 719-637-9696
  • PMSV METRO FULL SVC 1300Z++ TO 0100Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL.

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
FCS at fieldBUTTS VOR/DME108.8012E
BRKr187/17.0BLACK FOREST VORTAC112.5013E
PUBr313/27.7PUEBLO VORTAC116.7013E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
IRONHORSEat field33512EIHS .. .... ...
PETEY231/2.140712ECO -.-. ---

Airport Services

Runway Information

Runway 13/31

Dimensions: 4572 x 75 ft. / 1394 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt
Weight bearing capacity: 
PCN 24 /F/B/W/T
Single wheel: 50.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: low intensity
RUNWAY 13  RUNWAY 31
Latitude: 38-40.979500N38-40.427167N
Longitude: 104-45.720833W104-45.068000W
Elevation: 5838.4 ft.5792.8 ft.
Traffic pattern: leftleft

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: U.S. Army
Owner: US ARMY ATCA-ASO
CAMERON STATION
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314
Phone 520-228-6598/99
Manager: Phone 719-526-3936

Additional Remarks

FUEL - OPR 1600-0630Z++ MON-FRI EXC HOL. PPR FOR TRAN FUEL. J8
RSTD - PPR DSN 691-3935/3936, C719-526-3936/3935. 500' OVRN ON NW END OF RWY AVBL FOR USE BY C-12 AND SMALLER ACFT.
CAUTION - EXTV ARTILLERY AND SMALL ARMS FRNG. DUR PERIODS OF STRONG SW SFC WIND EXP STRUCTURE AND TERRAIN GENERATED TURBULENCE WITH WIND SHEAR NEAR THE APCH END RWY 13.
MISC: REMOTE WX BRIEF AVBL FR 25TH OWS DSN 228-6598/6599 C 520-228-6598/6599.
FLT FLW: BUTTS RDO 24 HRS EXCEPT NEW YEARS DAY, THANKSGIVING, AND CHRISTMAS.
MISC: AUTOMATED OBSERVATIONS ARE AVBL 24/7. OBSERVATIONS ARE AUGMENTED 1200-0600Z++ (OR END OF LCL FLYING) MON-FRI EXC HOL. WX TECHNICIAN AVBL MON-FRI 1200-0600Z++ (OR END OF LCL FLYING) MON-FRI EXC HOL.

Instrument Procedures

NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.

NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
VOR OR GPS RWY 31   download (239KB)
COPTER NDB 314   download (158KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (37KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCOS - City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport (8 nm N)
1V6 - Fremont County Airport (22 nm SW)
KPUB - Pueblo Memorial Airport (26 nm SE)
KAPA - Centennial Airport (54 nm N)
KANK - Harriet Alexander Field Airport (61 nm W)
 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 09-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:0813:08
Sunrise06:3613:36
Sunset16:5023:50
Evening civil twilight17:1800:18

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  09-Nov-2009 12:49:06
Local (UTC-7)  09-Nov-2009 05:49:06
 
METAR
KFCS 091155Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 03/M06 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP232 T00351063 10081 20035 53009
KCOS 
9nm N 
091154Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM CLR 02/M07 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP260 T00221067 10072 20022 53007 TSNO $
KAFF 
18nm N 
091155Z AUTO 02004KT 10SM CLR M02/M06 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP246 T10171056 10013 21017 53008
TAF
KCOS 
9nm N 
091120Z 0912/1012 12007KT P6SM SCT080 BKN150 FM091800 15010KT P6SM SCT150 FM100200 08006KT P6SM SCT250
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